IVF – ICSI

Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection.

ICSI-IVF is the latest ART procedure where a single good quality sperm is picked up with a fine glass needle and is injected directly into each egg under micro-manipulator Very few sperm are required and the ability of the sperm to penetrate the egg is no longer important as this has been assisted by the ICSI technique.

In traditional IVF, the eggs and sperm are combined in a dish and the sperm prepares the egg ‘naturally’. However to have a possibility that this will happen, extensive quantities of effectively swimming ordinary sperm are required. For some couples, the quantity of appropriate sperm accessible might be exceptionally constrained or there might be different variables forestalling treatment, so regular IVF is impossible. ICSI has given a new hope to these couples.